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BORDERS AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT COLLECTS 400+ NEW BOOKS FOR QUEENS CHARITIES AS PART OF NATIONAL BOOK DRIVE
Queens, NY —
Queens, NY – (May 14, 2008) - The Food & Shops at LaGuardia Airport’s Central Terminal announced that Borders has collected over 400 books as part of the national bookseller’s book drive.
The new books purchased by Borders’ customers will benefit The Boy Scouts of America, Queens Council, and the Kiwanis Club of LaGuardia on behalf of East Elmhurst Hospital Pediatric Unit.
A special presentation to celebrate the success of the book drive was held on May 8 at the Borders’ LaGuardia store. The presentation was attended by Ameena Whitsett, Manager of Borders; John Zseller, Borough Scout Executive, The Boy Scouts of America, Queens Council and Vice President, Kiwanis Club of LaGuardia; Frank McIntyre, District Director of The Boy Scouts of America, Queens Council; Raymond Mayo, Kiwanis Club of LaGuardia member and Lillian Tan, Vice President and General Manager of MarketPlace Development, the retail development company that develops and manages the food and shops program in the Central Terminal.
“We are proud to have a member of the Food & Shops create this wonderful opportunity and applaud them for their efforts. The hard work of the Borders team will bring the joy of reading to these worthy Queens charities,” says Lillian Tan.
The spring book drive was held April 13 - May 3 as part of Borders’ national book drive campaign. In just three weeks the LaGuardia location collected approximately $2,500 worth of new books. Titles collected ranged from the Dr. Seuss book series to the popular Harry Potter novels.
“We are pleased to give back to the Queens community and encourage children of all ages to read,” said Susan Zewicke, Vice President Operations for Borders Group, Inc. “We’re grateful so many of our customers visited our store in LaGuardia Airport and participated in this vital, community book drive.”
MarketPlace Development is the private partner with The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in the $18 million, 50,000-square-foot redevelopment of the food and retail program at the Central Terminal Building, the largest of LaGuardia’s four terminals. A Massachusetts based retail development and management company, MarketPlace Development also handles the development and leasing of all retail, food and beverage, and passenger service concessions in the seven domestic and international terminals at Philadelphia International Airport.
For more information on the Food & Shops at LaGuardia Airport’s Central Terminal Building, visit www.ShopLaGuardia.com. For press materials and photography, contact Cynthia Roberson, at croberson@ciicnews.com or 845/358-3920 x14.
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